8 Reasons Why Writing a Blog as a First-Year Student is Cool

Previously, many wished to become astronauts or doctors. Then, they began massive purchasing of cool cameras and shooting that raindrop with a macro mode. Now, young people want to become bloggers. It may seem to be a teenage game, but actually blogging is cool. Let me try to explain why.

Here is a remark at once: the article focuses on a text blog, the old good one. I never had any experience of creating video diaries, though thoughts about that actually used to appear in my mind more than once. Still, it seems that I’m not the person to film myself and then publish it on my own. I think I’m too shy.

So, the first plus of the text blog is about universality. It suits everyone, from a friendly college dancing goddess to a shy fellow unable to say at least some words making sense when they’re not alone (or in front of a camera).

Why else should you start a blog as a first-year student? Here are eight reasons for you to at least try writing.

1. A Way to Calm Down

Remember the phrase: paper takes it all. Well, actually here is what I wanted to say: a display does not care what you type in there.

The rule is simple. If you are an emotional person yet not willing to express feelings in public for some reason, try writing about things bothering you in a blog. If you feel worried before the first exam, try to express that in an article and let readers support you.

It is a great initiative to regard your blog as some sort of a secure spot. Nobody can make you keep silent or tell that you’re going the wrong way there. You are in control of a personal blog profile, so you might want to use this opportunity at 100%.

2. Perfect Training

Pure logic entered the chat. If you think about starting a text blog, you most probably like writing and want to go in for it. Here is a pleasant bonus to consider: blogging allows not only writing but developing your writing skills, too.

When I feel the need to get myself tortured a bit, I might go and read my first posts to hurt my mind and eyes. Like, you know, the result is impressive – I want to delete everything and never go back to writing any post again. There is always somebody who can write my essay, anyway.

When there is a need to bring some pleasure and improve my mood, I check the latter posts and compare them with the early ones. I literally enjoy how much better they are. Your blog is the visible, trackable demonstration of your writing skill training and personal growth. Every new post means a better skill of expressing thoughts, more developed vocabulary, etc.

If my authority allowed me to give some tips to a blogging newbie, I’d recommend them to write at least one post per day. Yes, that might be incredibly difficult. Moreover, it WILL be incredibly difficult. Sometimes you can’t find a suitable topic or words to express things.

The worst case comes when you think of abandoning the blog and actually becoming an astronaut. It seems that putting a spacesuit on and leaving for Mars would be easier than writing one more word. Still, here is what you shouldn’t forget: every new post you publish is better than the previous one.

3. Improved Attention

In the past, people used to say psychics, mages, and mediums had the “third eye.” It was the core feature of their abilities. The unique trait allowing them to speak with animals, predict the future, and heal the ill and wounded.

As for me, bloggers have that eye, too. It helps them to notice more. As only you begin writing a blog, all events and personalities from your real life become potential topics for the upcoming post. If you write for people and about people, you’ll learn how to notice lesser details. Then, you’ll know how to process them and turn into a new complete blog note.

Try not to forget to write down a few words on everything that attracts your attention and to keep an eye on people around you. Mostly, people are very interesting personalities, especially when they don’t know someone is watching after them.

4. Personalized Style

There is such a definition, and along with the info on the book’s cover, it is exactly what convinces the reader about the text on the page to be written by Stephen King and not by Joe Abercrombie. I mean the original writing manner differencing authors and showing their personality.

Writing a blog is always a possibility to stay one-on-one with your thoughts. It can be especially useful for first-year students in a new place, with new people and, without a doubt, new reality.

Everyone is used to express them differently, and if you go in for sharpening your writing skills regularly, you’ll notice one thing with time. It will become visible that your notes are actually YOUR ones. Let me sound too epic and bragging, but those posts will express your original, “very own” personality.

One more tip though: try to read a lot to improve your writing abilities. That’s sad but true, most concepts have already been invented and tested in the past. It will be much easier to build your style based on the ground by some accepted and known author you like.

5. Boosted Self-Esteem

Even if your blog does not gather millions of views, you’ll still become more confident about yourself and your abilities. I don’t know exactly what the reason is, but here go some possibilities:

You become a bit better with every new text posted, and you see that growth.

You finally find something to do and stop thinking over your flaws and disadvantages again and again.

Sometimes, you receive letters and messages from thankful readers, sometimes from haters. In any case, you know that you like writing and you should go on with that.

6. Key to Popularity

Well, I just had to say this. You might not obligatory want to make your blog be the public page, there are many instruments allowing making it private. However, if you are decisive enough and know how to generate some interesting and originally written text content, your blog will find its reader both inside the campus and in the outer world.

And that is the kind of publicity possibly suiting those shy first-year students who may not know how to make friends with the others at once. Perfect.

7. Way to Organize Thoughts and Knowledge

Yes, blogging can help you study better. It can be your learning diary as well. For example, if you have chosen your future profession not randomly, it might be interesting for you to expand your knowledge beyond the material teachers give you during high school lectures. Why not turn that learning into a blog topic? You have the chance to become a famous expert in your field while being a student. And the last point of this article is completely based on that expertise.

8. Future Bonuses

Think about that. At first, your blog will help you pass through studying easier. It can assist you with gaining knowledge, presenting your personality, and bringing you some popularity. As a result, there are two ways to use it in future, after you graduate.

The first one is to earn money with the blog itself. Nowadays, there exist multiple opportunities and instruments to make it real. And yes, blogs can become profitable businesses. Otherwise, this industry wouldn’t become so popular, would it?

And the second, alternative way is to turn a blog into a bonus instrument for the future employment. Having originally written expert articles on professional topics in there, you will be able to demonstrate them to your potential employers and prove your serious knowledge level.

So, try writing a blog. It is cool and useful.